Category Archives: Gold Standard

On the Incompetence of Ben Bernanke

Posted on July 13, 2011 by The Catholic Populist

To be fair, Ben Bernanke seems like a nice guy. But his policies have been nothing short of disastrous. Those of us who come from a neo-scholastic or Austrian viewpoint on economics already believe that no one man has the … Continue reading →

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Clearing Up Misconceptions About the Gold Standard

Posted on July 12, 2011 by The Catholic Populist

Generally speaking, monetary policy and the gold standard is not something that people give a lot of thought to so there are some very common responses that need to be sorted through for people who have not yet been exposed … Continue reading →

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In Defense of the Gold Standard

Posted on July 11, 2011 by The Catholic Populist

The gold standard is not perfect.  No monetary policy is.  Its flaws include natural monetary fluctuations of inflation and fluctuations of deflation without any control by the elites in the banking industry or the government.  Its strengths include allowing natural … Continue reading →

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